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View article: An Interdisciplinary Survey on Information Flows in Supply Chains
An Interdisciplinary Survey on Information Flows in Supply Chains Open
Supply chains form the backbone of modern economies and therefore require reliable information flows. In practice, however, supply chains face severe technical challenges, especially regarding security and privacy. In this work, we consoli…
View article: Development of a Platform Business Model for Co-creation Ecosystems for Sustainable Furniture
Development of a Platform Business Model for Co-creation Ecosystems for Sustainable Furniture Open
Existing design platforms with multi-dimensional value chains currently have deficits in terms of their business models, resulting in insufficient attention to sustainability goals and individual requirements for products of these platform…
View article: Techno-Economic Evaluation of 5G Technology for Automated Guided Vehicles in Production
Techno-Economic Evaluation of 5G Technology for Automated Guided Vehicles in Production Open
The fifth generation of mobile communication (5G) is expected to bring immense benefits to automated guided vehicles by improving existing respectively enabling 5G-distinctive network control systems, leading to higher productivity and saf…
View article: Transformation Of Change Requests Into IT-Modules of ERP- and ME-Systems
Transformation Of Change Requests Into IT-Modules of ERP- and ME-Systems Open
Industrial practice shows a strong trend towards digitalization. It is not only economic crises, such as those triggered by Covid-19, that are reinforcing this trend. It is also the entrepreneurial urge to fulfill customer wishes in the be…
View article: Pricing for Smart-Product-Service-Systems in Subscription Business Models for Production Industries
Pricing for Smart-Product-Service-Systems in Subscription Business Models for Production Industries Open
In the production industry, subscription business models have the potential to create long-term relationships where a supplier provides a continuous value-oriented service to a customer based on digitalisation. Monetising this increase in …
View article: Identification of Cyber Security Risks in Subscription-based Business Models for Manufacturing Companies and Derivation of Suitable Measures
Identification of Cyber Security Risks in Subscription-based Business Models for Manufacturing Companies and Derivation of Suitable Measures Open
In the age of digitalization, manufacturing companies are under increased pressure to change due to product complexity, growing customer requirements and digital business models. The increasing digitization of processes and products is ope…
View article: The Impact Of Manufacturing Execution Systems On The Digital Transformation Of Production Systems - A Maturity Based Approach
The Impact Of Manufacturing Execution Systems On The Digital Transformation Of Production Systems - A Maturity Based Approach Open
With the focus of manufacturing companies on the digital transformation, Manufacturing Execution Systems are market-ready, modular software solutions for manufacturing companies to integrate the value-adding and supporting processes horizo…
View article: Integration of Novel Sensors and Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance in Medium Voltage Switchgear to Enable the Energy and Mobility Revolutions
Integration of Novel Sensors and Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance in Medium Voltage Switchgear to Enable the Energy and Mobility Revolutions Open
The development of renewable energies and smart mobility has profoundly impacted the future of the distribution grid. An increasing bidirectional energy flow stresses the assets of the distribution grid, especially medium voltage switchgea…
View article: Outcome Economy: Subscription Business Models in Machinery and Plant Engineering
Outcome Economy: Subscription Business Models in Machinery and Plant Engineering Open
Subscription business transforms traditional business models of machinery and plant engineering. Many manufacturing companies struggle to pull out the potential created by Industry 4.0 and make it economically usable. In addition to techno…
View article: Do-it-Together Concept for Production Ecosystems
Do-it-Together Concept for Production Ecosystems Open
The do-it-yourself mentality is particularly widespread in the furniture sector. Homemade furniture is very popular. The individualisation of furniture can be observed in internet forums, such as the online platform Pinterest. These creati…
View article: Development of a decision support app for short term production control to improve the adherence to delivery dates
Development of a decision support app for short term production control to improve the adherence to delivery dates Open
In manufacturing, adherence to delivery dates is one of the main logistic goals. The production control department has to cope with short-term deviations from the planned route sheets. Because of unforeseen disruptions, e.g. machine breakd…
View article: Managing Disruptions in Production with Machine Learning
Managing Disruptions in Production with Machine Learning Open
Changing customer demands lead to increasing product varieties and decreasing delivery times, which in turn pose great challenges for production companies. Combined with high market volatility, they lead to increasingly complex and diverse…
View article: A Framework for Online Detection and Reaction to Disturbances on the Shop Floor Using Process Mining and Machine Learning
A Framework for Online Detection and Reaction to Disturbances on the Shop Floor Using Process Mining and Machine Learning Open
The shop floor is a dynamic environment, where deviations to the production plan frequently occur. While there are many tools to support production planning, production control is left unsupported in handling disruptions. The production co…
View article: Measures for a successful digital transformation of SMEs
Measures for a successful digital transformation of SMEs Open
Since 2016, the "Digital in NRW" Competence Centre has been supporting SMEs in the manufacturing industry in designing their individual digital transformation. With an Industry 4.0 maturity assessment, we define the status quo of SMEs, der…
View article: Evaluation of Deep Learning-based prediction models in Microgrids
Evaluation of Deep Learning-based prediction models in Microgrids Open
It is crucial today that economies harness renewable energies and integrate them into the existing grid. Conventionally, energy has been generated based on forecasts of peak and low demands. Renewable energy can neither be produced on dema…
View article: Future industrial networking: from use cases to wireless technologies to a flexible system architecture
Future industrial networking: from use cases to wireless technologies to a flexible system architecture Open
In this paper, we propose a communication network architecture for industrial applications that combines new 5G technologies with other existing communication technologies on the shop floor. This architecture connects private and public mo…
View article: Managing Complexity in Product Service Systems and Smart Services
Managing Complexity in Product Service Systems and Smart Services Open
In the context of product service systems and smart services, the huge number of possible variants and dynamic market requirements present a challenge for service providers who want to stay profitable. The combination of variety and dynami…
View article: Business Models for Industrial Smart Services – The Example of a Digital Twin for a Product-Service-System for Potato Harvesting
Business Models for Industrial Smart Services – The Example of a Digital Twin for a Product-Service-System for Potato Harvesting Open
Modern agricultural machinery manufacturers develop an increasing number of smart services to combine their already excellent physical products with an ever-growing number of physical and digital services to product-service-systems. Howeve…
View article: Structural development and evaluation of profitable industrial use cases based on innovative technologies like 5G
Structural development and evaluation of profitable industrial use cases based on innovative technologies like 5G Open
The technical development of the 5G mobile communication technology has been successfully completed. Now, vendor companies struggle with the analysis of industrial application and sales strategies as well as the development of business cas…